title: The role of preventive medicine in developing countries.
abstract: In trying to demonstrate the importance of preventive medicine in health care promotion, previous studies involving prevention and control of diseases have been discussed. Preventive medicine is also urged as the best method to help promoting health especially in the developing countries. Developed countries are urged to support developing countries, materially and financially in promoting their health. In terms of cost analysis prevention is an investment in health that produce a reduced probability of mortality and/or morbidity, therefore, we, investors in the developing countries, have to sacrifice something today in order to gain a benefit at a later point in time.
authors.affiliation: University of Daressalaam, School of Medicine, Tanzania.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dominicus
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D003906:Developing Countries; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000517:prevention & control; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000191:economics